Christianity, Wealth, and Spiritual Power in Ghana
This book centers around mid-level charismatic pastors in Ghana. Karen Lauterbach analyzes pastorship as a pathway to becoming small “big men” and achieving status, wealth, and power in the country. The volume investigates both the social processes of bec
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Christianity, Wealth, and Spiritual Power in Ghana
Karen Lauterbach
Christianity, Wealth, and Spiritual Power in Ghana
Karen Lauterbach University of Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark
ISBN 978-3-319-33493-6 ISBN 978-3-319-33494-3 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-33494-3
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To the memory of my mother
Ghana Administrative regions. Source: Central Intelligence Agency Library: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/cia-maps-publications/ Ghana.html
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The growth of Kumase 1800–2000. Source: T.C. McCaskie. 2000. Asante Identities. History and modernity in an African village 1850–1950. Edinburgh University Press for the International African Institute, London, p. 208. The author as well as the International African Institute have kindly permitted the reproduction of the map
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The work that has resulted in the present book has matured over a decade. It began with the writing of my Ph.D. thesis that I defended in 2009. But in many ways that was just the beginning. More research was done, work shared, and comments taken in. Over these years, my fascination with young pastors in Ghana has not decreased and their persistence and enthusiasm still captivate me. It has been a privilege to be able to uncover more layers of what it means to become a pastor and to understand the particularities of this in the Asante context of Ghana. I am deeply grateful to all the people who contributed to my work while I was in Ghana in 2004, 2005, and 2014: all the pastors, church members, family members, and other people, whom I spoke to an
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